Bernice Gunter Ownbey
April 6, 1927 ~ January 20, 2002
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Bernice Gunter Ownbey, 74, of 19 Hickory Tree Road, Asheville, died Sunday, January 20, 2002, at her home.
Mrs. Ownbey was born in Shawnee, OK, and was a daughter of the late Pascal and Hester Jenkins
Gunter. She had retired to Asheville in 1980.
Surviving are her husband of 58 years, Louis Carter Ownbey; one daughter, Pam Farrar of
Memphis, TN; one son, Mike R. Ownbey of Swannanoa; one brother, Gene Gunter of Asheville; two grandchildren, Holly Bobbitt and
Angela Oswalt, and one great-granddaughter, Caitlyn Bobbitt, all of Memphis.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm Tuesday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Rev. Terry Duckworth officiating. Burial will be at Acton United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Her family will receive friends at the funeral home thirty minutes prior to the service.
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I would like for all of you to know how sorry I am to hear of Mrs. Owenby’s passing.
I met her once with Lou, when they came to Horizons for dinner.
She was a charming and lovely woman.
My deepest sympathy,
Suel Anglin
The Grove Park Inn
May the fond memories of your loved one, help to bring you comfort.
A friend is one who strengthens you with Prayers, blesses you with love, and encourages you with hope. ~ And forever in your heart they remain. ~
MY DEAR FRIEND BERNICE—
We shared the
kind of friendship
that grew deeper
through the years,
We saw the ups,
we knew the downs,
we shared the
smiles and tears.
And through it all,
I’ve learned one thing
that there could never be,
A dearer friend
in all the world
than the one
you were to me.
I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THE WARMTH AND SMILE OF THIS GREAT LADY, SHE WILL LIVE FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS AND MEMORIES.
GOD BLESS THE FAMILY TODAY AND ALWAYS.
Lou,
I’m so sorry to hear of the loss of your wife Bernice. My thoughts are with you.
Kim McCormick
GPI/F&B Office